Effects of total flavonoids of astragalus on early atherosclerosis in rabbits with diet-induced hypercholesterolemia

Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 637-640

  Wang, De Qing ^a   Ding, Bao Guo ^a   Tomas, G Neil ^a,b   Tian, Ya Ping ^a   Wang, Cheng Bin ^a   Tomlison, Brian ^a,b  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Total flavonoids of astragalus; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; TOTAL FLAVONOID OF ASTRAGALUS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FATTY STREAK; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTIMA MEDIA THICKNESS RATIO; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0042709375     PISSN: 10011978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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